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Basin Mine N–46–94–010P into one 

unified operation called the North 

Operations Area) would consist of 

extending existing open pits, expanding 

existing rock disposal areas and heap 

leach facilities, construction of a truck 

shop, and continuing the operation, 

reclamation, and closure of the existing 

Bald Mountain Mine and Mooney Basin 

Mine operations (to include mine 

offices, truck shops/warehouse, haul 

roads, ore stockpiles, access roads, 

diversion ditches, power transmission 

lines, water wells and pipelines, process 

solution transmission pipelines and a 

landfill). This proposed expansion is 

entirely on unpatented mining claims 

on BLM-administered public land. 

Project access would continue to be via 

existing public roads. The projected life 

of the existing mine operation would 

increase approximately 10 years under 

this proposed project. 

Under the proposed action, there 

would be an additional disturbance of 

3,808 acres. The BLM previously 

authorized Barrick Gold Corporation to 

disturb 3,418 acres within the Bald 

Mountain Mine Plan boundary and 742 

acres within the Mooney Basin Plan 

boundary (for a total of approximately 

4,160 acres) associated with pits, rock 

disposal areas, heap leaching, roads, 

growth media stockpiles, exploration, 

and underground mining activities. The 

Proposed North Operations Area would 

include the 4,160 acres of previously 

permitted disturbance and 3,808 acres 

of new disturbance, for a final 

disturbance footprint of 7,968 acres. The 

North Operations Area EIS would 

incorporate existing analysis that 

includes several environmental 

assessments and the 1995 Bald 

Mountain Mine Expansion EIS. 

Combining the Mooney Basin Mine 

and the Bald Mountain Mine into one 

project area would result in the new 

North Operations Area project boundary 

expanding to include an additional 

3,738 acres of public land. The original 

boundaries of the two mines 

encompassed 12,737 acres of public 

land. The proposed project boundary for 

the North Operations Area would 

encompass 16,475 acres. These project 

boundaries define an area of potential 

operations although not all of the 

acreage within these boundaries would 

be disturbed. 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

that will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis and EIS 

alternatives. Federal, state, and local 

agencies, and other individuals or 

organizations that may be interested in 

or affected by the BLM’s decision on 

this Plan of Operations amendment are 

invited to participate in the scoping 

process. To be most helpful, you should 

submit formal scoping comments within 

30 days after publication of this notice 

in the Federal Register. 

Individual respondents may request 

confidentiality. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, be 

advised that your entire comment—

including your personal identifying 

information—may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you can ask 

us in your comment to withhold from 

public review your personal identifying 

information, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. All 

submissions from organizations, 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses will be 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. The minutes and list of 

attendees for each public meeting will 

be available to the public and open for 

30 days after the meeting to any 

participants who wish to clarify the 

views they expressed. All comments 

will be available to the public for review 

at the Ely Field Office BLM throughout 

the EIS process. 

Potentially significant direct, indirect, 

residual, and cumulative impacts from 

the proposed action will be analyzed in 

the EIS and will include wildlife, BLM 

sensitive species, socioeconomics, and 

cultural resources. Additional issues to 

be addressed may arise during the 

scoping process. 

Dated: February 26, 2007. 

John R. Ruhs, 

Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. 07–1589 Filed 3–29–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CACA 14340] 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal 

Extension and Opportunity for Public 

Meeting; California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service has filed 

an application with the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) that proposes to 

extend the duration of Public Land 

Order (PLO) No. 6652 for an additional 

20-year term. PLO No. 6652 withdrew 

30 acres of National Forest System land 

from the mining laws, but not from 

other forms of disposition as may by law 

be authorized on National Forest System 

land or the mineral leasing laws to 

protect the Petersburg Administrative 

Site in Siskiyou County. This notice 

also gives an opportunity to comment 

on the proposed action and to request a 

public meeting. 

DATES: Comments and requests for a 

public meeting must be received by June 

28, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting 

requests should be sent to Duane Marti, 

BLM California State Office, 2800 

Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 

95825. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Duane Marti, BLM California State 

Office, (916) 978–4675, or at the above 

address and Jan Ford, Klamath National 

Forest, (530) 841–4483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

withdrawal created by PLO No. 6652 (52 

FR 27552) will expire on July 21, 2007, 

unless extended. The Forest Service has 

filed an application requesting the 

Secretary of the Interior to extend PLO 

No. 6652 for an additional 20-year term. 

The withdrawal was made to protect the 

Petersburg Administrative Site of the 

Forest Service on National Forest 

System land described as follows. 

Klamath National Forest 

Mount Diablo Meridian 

T. 38 N., R. 11 W., 

Sec. 34, E1⁄2E1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4 and 

W1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4. 

The area described contains 30 acres in 

Siskiyou County. 

The purpose of the proposed 

extension is to continue the withdrawal 

created by PLO No. 6652 for an 

additional 20-year term to protect the 

Petersburg Administrative Site. 

The use of a right-of-way, interagency, 

or cooperative agreement would not 

provide adequate protect of the Federal 

investment. 

There are no suitable alternative sites 

as the land described contains 

permanent Federal facilities. 

No additional water rights would be 

needed to fulfill the purpose of the 

requested withdrawal extension. 

Records relating to the application 

may be examined by contacting Curt 

Hughes at the above address or 530–

842–6131. 

For a period of 90 days from the date 

of publication of this notice, all persons 

who wish to submit comments, 

suggestions, or objections in connection 

with the proposed extension may 

present their views in writing to the 

Forest Supervisor, Klamath National 

Forest, at the address noted above. 


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Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BLM 

California State Office, 2800 Cottage 

Way, Sacramento, California 95825 and 

the Klamath National Forest Office, 

1312 Fairlane Road, Yreka, California 

96097, during regular business hours 8 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except holidays. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, be advised that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Notice is hereby given that an 

opportunity for a public meeting is 

afforded in connection with the 

proposed withdrawal extension. All 

interested persons who desire a public 

meeting for the purpose of being heard 

on the proposed extension must submit 

a written request to the Forest 

Supervisor, Klamath National Forest 

within 90 days from the date of 

publication of this notice. If the 

authorized officer determines that a 

public meeting will be held, a notice of 

the time and place will be published in 

the Federal Register at least 30 days 

before the scheduled date of the 

meeting. 

This withdrawal extension proposal 

will be processed in accordance with 

the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 

2310.4. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1) 

Dated: February 7, 2007. 

J. Anthony Danna, 

Deputy State Director, Natural Resources. 

[FR Doc. E7–5877 Filed 3–29–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[UT–921–07–5870–HN] 

Call for Nominations of Lands or 

Interest in Lands for Potential 

Purchase by the Federal Government 

in the State of Utah; Identification of 

Procedures for Identifying and 

Prioritizing Acquisition of Lands or 

Interest in Lands 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation 

Act of 2000 (43 U.S.C. 2303) (FLTFA), 

this notice seeks the nomination of 

property for possible acquisition by 

Federal agencies. The notice also 

provides information on the procedures 

established for (1) the identification of 

lands or interests in lands for which a 

landowner has indicated a desire to sell 

the lands or interest therein to the 

United States; and (2) the prioritization 

for acquisition of the in-holdings. 

DATES: Nominations may be submitted 

at any time following the publication of 

this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be 

mailed to the agency listed below 

having jurisdiction over the federally 

designated area where the property is 

located. The nominations should be sent 

to the attention of the FLTFA Program 

Coordinator. 

Bureau of Land Management, Utah State 

Office, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, 

UT 84145–0155. 

National Park Service, Intermountain 

Region, P.O. Box 728, Santa Fe, NM 

87504–0728. 

USDA Forest Service, Intermountain 

Region, 324 25th Street, Ogden, UT 

84401. 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Mountain Prairie Region, Division of 

Realty, P.O. Box 25486, DFC, 

Lakewood, CO 80225–04868. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy 

Wehking, FLTFA Program Coordinator, 

BLM Utah State Office, 440 West 200 

South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 

84101; Phone: 801–539–4114; E-mail: 

joy_wehking@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with FLTFA, the four 

Federal agencies noted above are 

offering to the public an opportunity to 

nominate lands in the State of Utah for 

possible Federal acquisition. Under the 

provisions of FLTFA, only the following 

non-Federal lands are eligible for 

nomination: (1) Inholdings within a 

federally designated area; or (2) Lands 

or interests in lands adjacent to 

federally designated areas that contain 

exceptional resources. The term 

inholdings in lands means any right, 

title, or interest held by a non-Federal 

entity, in a tract of land that lies within 

the boundary of a federally designated 

area. A federally designated area is an 

area set aside for special management 

on or before July 25, 2000, including 

national parks, national wildlife refuges, 

national forests, national monuments, 

national conservation areas, national 

riparian conservation areas, national 

recreation areas, national scenic areas, 

areas of critical environmental concern, 

national outstanding natural areas, 

national natural landmarks, research 

natural areas, wilderness or wilderness 

study areas, and units of the Wild and 

Scenic Rivers System or National Trails 

System. The term exceptional resource 

refers to a resource of scientific, natural, 

historic, cultural or recreational value 

that has been documented by a Federal, 

state, or local government authority, and 

for which there is a compelling need for 

conservation and protection under the 

jurisdiction of a Federal agency in order 

to maintain the resource for the benefit 

of the public. Nominations meeting the 

above criteria may be submitted by any 

individual, group or governmental body. 

If submitted by a party other than the 

landowner, the nomination must be 

accompanied with a written 

confirmation from the landowner of 

their desire to sell. Nominations will 

only be considered eligible by the 

agencies if: (1) The nomination package 

is complete; (2) a Federal land use plan 

calls for acquisition of the land or 

interest in land being nominated; (3) the 

land does not contain a hazardous 

substance or is not otherwise 

contaminated; (4) the land would not be 

difficult or uneconomic to manage as 

Federal land; and (5) acceptable title can 

be conveyed in accordance with Federal 

title standards. The agencies will assess 

the nominations for public benefits in 

accordance with a jointly prepared State 

level Interagency Implementation 

Agreement for FLTFA and a National 

level Interagency Memorandum of 

Understanding among the agencies and 

will rank the nominations. The 

nomination and identification of an 

inholding does not obligate the 

landowner to convey the property nor 

does it obligate the United States to 

acquire the property. All Federal land 

acquisitions must be at fair market value 

consistent with applicable provisions of 

the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

Federal Land Acquisitions. 

Further information, including the 

required contents for a nomination 

package, and details of the Statewide 

Interagency Implementation Agreement, 

may be obtained by contacting Joy 

Wehking at the address noted above. 

Authority: Sec. 204, Pub. L. 106–248 (43 

U.S.C. 2301). 

Selma Sierra, 

State Director, Utah. 

[FR Doc. E7–5881 Filed 3–29–07; 8:45 am] 

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